Jozy Altidore will likely see minutes for Villarreal when they try to maintain their Group D lead over hosts PAOK while Sacha Kljestan could also figure in as Anderlecht try to take hold on second place in Athens.

Taking somewhat of a back seat to what turned out to be a largely lackluster summer transfer window finale for Americans was the September 1 deadline for Premier League clubs to submit their final 25-man rosters for the first half of the season and for Champions and Europa League participants to name their final 25 for group-stage play.

The draw for the playoff round of the Champions and Europa Leagues has been made, setting up the last obstacle for a handful of Americans trying to reach the group stage of their respective competitions.

Michael Parkhurst and Nordsjślland face a tough road to overcome Sporting in Portugal while Daniel Antunez and Inter Turku will try to hold their own against Genk as Europa League third round qualifying wraps up.

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